The Scientific Method

The Scientific Method

Bar charts & Histograms

Pie charts

Scatter plots

Scatter plots

Data Storytelling

• Data is not information!!!
• Data has to be converted to information
• That information can inform us, tell a story

• Gain understanding, gain knowledge, plan for the future

• Some of the best are New York Times and The Guardian

Data as Art

• Humans understand pictures better than words
• An artistic viewpoint helps express the story in data
• Technology allows us to create dynamic (moving) pictures to tell the story

A common visualization

Better?

Plotting points

In 3-D

As art

What do STEM workers study?

School funding per student

It turns out great minds don’t work alike!!!

Cats!!

Spending at home

At the movies

Countries

Summarizing a year in the city

The power of the wind

200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 minutes